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  1. J

    Czech pilsener all grain instructions for a newbie

    My wife bought me the following ingredients from our local hone brew store in a prepacked kit. However, I have only used beer kits before so I have no idea how to make this brew. 4.5kg Pilsener Malt 100g Crystal Malt HOPS 70g Saaz (60 min) 14g Saaz (10 min) 14g Saaz (End of boil) FININGS 1 tsp...
  2. J

    Ready to bottle??

    Hi guys. On my second brew. have been brewing a Thomas coopers ipa with 1.5 kg liquid malt extract and a hop bag for 2 weeks now. Visible fermentation stopped about a week ago and temperatures were a little high in the first week at around 24. Second week has been cooler at around 20. Sg...
  3. J

    Is my beer infected?

    This is my ipa, day 5 in primary. Temp about 24 degrees. Second ever brew. It looks worse in the photo, there is a hop bag at the top of the picture but not sure about the other white bits. Theyre kind of foamy. Beer smells ok at the moment. Should I chuck it away??
  4. J

    Ice in brew before fermentation

    Hi guys I'm planning on starting my second ever brew this weekend and want to make sure I get the temperature down as low as possible. I doing a Thomas coopers ipa with lme and hop bag. It's a warm weekend here in Sydney. An I ok using ice from my freezer? Or should I boil up some water first...
  5. J

    Bad taste - coopers diy kit

    I'm a newbie and decided to buy a coopers DIY kit which I followed the instructions precisely. Problem is after 2 weeks of conditioning my beer tastes not right...a bit plastic like. Not very good. It looks perfect but I'm not sure where I've gone wrong. Will the taste improve over time? I...
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